i may be a bird in a cage but at least it's your cage

no, i work for social security, but our phones were totally hosed, too. it sounded like you were talking from a metal box at the bottom of the ocean. our agency network problems were apparently sporadically nationwide, too, so maybe not coincidence.

i mean, on the one hand, i got paid to play solitaire and read most of a really good book. ON THE OTHER HAND I WAS REAL BORED.